Today's Music Picks: Coldplay offers 'A Sky Full of Stars'

By Jim Harringtonjharrington@bayareanewsgroup.com

Posted:
04/30/2014 05:00:00 AM PDT

Things are heating up in Coldplay's world.
The multiplatinum pop-rock band is set to release its sixth studio album, "Ghost Stories," on May 19.
Yet, fans don't have to wait that long to get a taste.
The album's second single, "A Sky Full of Stars," will be available for download at digital music retailers beginning May 2.
Also, those who pre-order the new album at itunes.com/coldplay can then immediately download the first single "Magic" as well as the album track "Midnight." (As of May 2, that pre-order deal with also include "A Sky Full of Stars.")
Coldplay will also be all over TV over the next few weeks. The band performs May 3 on "Saturday Night Live" and May 6 on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Christopher Martin, lead singer of the British rock band Coldplay, performs during a concert in Guadalajara, Mexico, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Carlos Jasso) (CARLOS JASSO)

" The hourlong special "Coldplay: Ghost Stories" airs on NBC on Sunday, May 18.
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